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MORGAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An American breed of small compact saddle horses
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Morgan" is a kind of...):
mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
Synonyms:
J. P. Morgan; John Pierpont Morgan; Morgan
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)
Synonyms:
Daniel Morgan; Morgan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
Synonyms:
Henry Morgan; Morgan; Sir Henry Morgan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
buccaneer; pirate; sea robber; sea rover (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)
Sense 5
Meaning:
United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)
Synonyms:
Morgan; Thomas Hunt Morgan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)
Sense 6
Meaning:
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
Synonyms:
Lewis Henry Morgan; Morgan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
anthropologist (a social scientist who specializes in anthropology)
Context examples:
Morgan found a piece of gold.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Aye, and so it were,” cried Morgan, springing on his knees.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“I don't feel sharp,” growled Morgan.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Then here goes!” said Morgan with an oath.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Morgan paused, but a hoarse murmur rose from the others.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Not I, sir,” said Morgan with a salute.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Now, Morgan,” said Long John very sternly, “you never clapped your eyes on that Black—Black Dog before, did you, now?”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“In my house! Ben, run and help Harry. One of those swabs, was he? Was that you drinking with him, Morgan? Step up here.”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“I'll put one to that,” cried the old mahogany-faced seaman—Morgan by name—whom I had seen in Long John's public-house upon the quays of Bristol.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“I don't rightly know, sir,” answered Morgan.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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